On 25th August, riding road 1290 from Chiang Saen, I went straight on at the trafiic lights, south of Mae Sai, where the road meets highway 1, up the back road to Doi Chang Moob and Bahn Pa Mi. This is a nearby favourite mountain road along the border ridge and on to Doi Tung.
5 klms past the army border checkpoint is a huge landslide. The road is blocked for about 30m with up to 3m high dirt, trees and jungle. Impossible to cross, even on a trail bike. The right side of the road is has been cut into the mountain and the recent heavy rain has obviously caused the collapse. The left side of the road is a steep drop-off. It will take several days with excavator and chainsaws to clear this road.
The soldier told me the landslide had happened the day before.
So, I had to go back down to highway 1 and ride south to the royal road 1149 that the minibuses use to get to Doi Tung. Lovely road, no sharp bends, smooth tarmac, no potholes, great views and no traffic at this time of year. Beautiful clear sky on Tuesday. Then from Doi Tung out on the 1338 to connect with the 1130 from Doi Mae Salong.
No pics of the landslide I'm afraid..... camera issue....
but here are some other pics;
5 klms past the army border checkpoint is a huge landslide. The road is blocked for about 30m with up to 3m high dirt, trees and jungle. Impossible to cross, even on a trail bike. The right side of the road is has been cut into the mountain and the recent heavy rain has obviously caused the collapse. The left side of the road is a steep drop-off. It will take several days with excavator and chainsaws to clear this road.
The soldier told me the landslide had happened the day before.
So, I had to go back down to highway 1 and ride south to the royal road 1149 that the minibuses use to get to Doi Tung. Lovely road, no sharp bends, smooth tarmac, no potholes, great views and no traffic at this time of year. Beautiful clear sky on Tuesday. Then from Doi Tung out on the 1338 to connect with the 1130 from Doi Mae Salong.
No pics of the landslide I'm afraid..... camera issue....
but here are some other pics;
